Caribbean Taliban: Cuban American Terrorism in the 1970s

Caribbean Taliban: Cuban American Terrorism in the 1970s

Most scholars have not taken Cuban-American terrorism in the 1970s seriously, despite the unprecedented campaign of terror it unleashed. Borrowing a framework of self-identity usually applied to other terrorist groups and using case studies of the Cuban Nationalism Movement in New Jersey and of Alph...

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Published in:Terrorism and political violence Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 390 - 409
Main Author: McPherson, Alan
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Abingdon Routledge 04-03-2019
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:
Alpha 66
Campaigns
Case studies
Cuba
Cuban Americans
Cuban Nationalist Movement
Exile
Hispanic Americans
Identity
ideology
Intellectuals
Nationalism
Political ideologies
Renewal
Terrorism
Terrorist organizations
Terrorists
Florida
United States > US
New Jersey
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Summary:Most scholars have not taken Cuban-American terrorism in the 1970s seriously, despite the unprecedented campaign of terror it unleashed. Borrowing a framework of self-identity usually applied to other terrorist groups and using case studies of the Cuban Nationalism Movement in New Jersey and of Alpha 66 in Florida, this article argues that Cuban-American political ideology was the key to its impact and its support from communities in Florida and New Jersey. Militant exiles saw themselves as betrayed by two enemy states, entitled to rule in their homeland, and imbued with a mission of civilizational renewal. In these ways, Cuban-American terrorists were similar to the Taliban in Afghanistan and their reign of terror in the 1970s should be appreciated as a major episode in the history of U.S. and global terrorism.
ISSN:0954-6553
1556-1836
DOI:10.1080/09546553.2018.1530988